How to Burn MP4 Video to DVD (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW...)

MP4 is quite commonly used in stores like iTunes, iPod and PlayStation Portable (PSP) nowadays. Having movies and other video encoded in the MP4 file format can result in good quality video, but unfortunately, it generally has to be watched on a computer. Burning the video onto a DVD that will work in your home DVD player will make it much more convenient. While you could simply burn MP4 file to DVDs, you'll end up with a disc that your DVD player most likely won't be able to read, as a number of DVD player models simply don't recognize the MP4 format. There is another way to do this, however, and MP4 file will be converted to a usable format in the process so that the video can be viewed using any home DVD player.

Aimersoft DVD Creator is such a DVD authoring software to help you burn MP4 video to DVD disc. Want to know how? Check this step-by-step tutorial which shows you how to burn MP4 to DVD disc in just a few simple steps.

How to burn MP4 video to DVD disc for home DVD player?

MP4 DVD Movie Step 1: Download Aimersoft DVD Creator and install it

Meanwhile, you can insert DVD +R (DVD-R, DVD+RW or DVD-RW) into DVD burner(DVD optical drive).

Note: The DVD optical drive with write technology is required.

MP4 DVD Movie Step 2: Add MP4 videos

Click "Load Video" to browse your computer and find MP4 video files, add them to the program. Then they will appear in the collections pane. Double click a loaded MP4 video to play it in the right window(optional).

Drag and drop loaded MP4 videos to the storyboard below to make further operation.

MP4 DVD Movie Step 3: Burn MP4 video to DVD directly

If you don't want to make any customization, of course you can burn MP4 video to DVD directly.

Burn all MP4 video files in the storyboard to DVD: simply click the "Burn" tab, and a window will pop up for you to select burning MP4 to DVD disc, DVD folder or ISO, etc.

Burn just one MP4 video file to DVD: select it in the storyboard, then click "Burn".

Jump to step 8: Start burning MP4 to DVD

MP4 DVD Movie Step 4: Customize your MP4 DVD movie

If you prefer to create a more personalized DVD, making a customized slideshow would be a good choice for you! After the MP4 videos have been dragged and dropped to the storyboard, you can begin to customize your MP4 video slideshow DVD.

Order: You can sort the order of the MP4 video files in the storyboard by dragging and dropping.

Add a slide: Each slide stands as a title. Right click mouse in the left area of the storyboard, select the first option "Add Slideshow" to add a slide. Then you can drag and drop other MP4 videos to this slide. There are two other options: "Remove Slideshow" and "Play Slideshow", just do as you like.

Edit a video: select a MP4 video in the storyboard, right click mouse, and you will see three options: "Edit", "Remove", and "Clear All". Just select "Edit" and you may see a window with a box below for you to crop the size for a full screen, to trim the length for cutting off unwanted parts, to adjust the video effects, etc. Click here to learn details about how to edit MP4 video effects

MP4 DVD Movie Step 5: Transition

Click "Transition" and you will see all the available transition effects in the transition pane. A simple click could help you to display the transition effect in the right window. Just drag and drop the transition effect you want to apply to the middle of two MP4 videos in the slideshow storyboard.

MP4 DVD Movie Step 6: Customize DVD menu

Click "Menu" to customize your DVD menu. There are 32 built-in templates, frames and buttons for your choice. To apply a template, frame or button, you just need to double click it.

You can even add text, background music and image from your hard drive to customize the menu.

MP4 DVD Movie Step 7: Preview

Click "Preview" to preview your MP4 slideshow. This step is to help you decide if everything is what you have expected. If not, you can go back to any of the previous steps to make changes to your project.

MP4 DVD Movie Step 8: Burn MP4 to DVD

Burn MP4 to DVD disc: Click "Burn", select "DVD" option in the "Burn to" field, specify a temp folder (used to save the generated temporary files), select your DVD drive and burning program (either built-in or your own burning application), select your TV Standard and output Aspect Ratio, and click "Start" to burn your project.

Burn MP4 to ISO or DVD Folder: Click "Burn", select the "DVD Folder" or "ISO file" option, specify a folder to save generated DVD files, then click "Start" to start converting MP4 video to ISO or DVD folder.

TV Standard: "NTSC" is 30 fps, which is used in USA, Canada and Japan; "PAL" is 25fps, which is used in Europe and Asia.

Tips: The used disc space is shown on the disc space bar underneath the storyboard; You can select the size of burning DVD between "DVD-R4.5G" and "DVD-R9.0G"; The output quality is also up to your choice, you may select "Low video quality", "High video quality" or "Highest video quality".

Ready to try now? Or go to learn more about Aimersoft DVD Creator.

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